Loving Ash

e bar would ease up the tension in my heart but it didn't. The weight of the declaration by my Grandpa a few moments ago was still fresh in my mind. Recalling the conversation ha

I used to believe in love too, I thought I would have what my grandparents have but that thought died some time ago. I don't believe in love anymore, not after Emily shattered me. Remembering her brought back painful memories that I didn't want to reminisce about. How could a person be so cruel? At a point in our relationship, I thought she was the one. I fucking gave her the ring. I didn't have second thoughts when I did. She was the love of my life but what did I get in return? Betrayal that cut so deep that it still hurts after three goddamn years. Willing my thoughts back to reality, I looked over at my grandpa who was observing me. The look he was giving me was a new one. Absolutely nothing I am used to. Like it wasn't there his face morphed into a serious one. With his gray eyebrows pulled together and his eyes trained on me he said, "Ash, you know I don't like going through the corners or beating about the bush" he said while reclining on his seat. "I called you here for a very important reason, you know it has been ten years since your dad died" I could see the pain in his eyes. You could say father's death took a toll on Grandpa Luis. He took it the hardest, losing his son, my father changed him in a way. I could see the sadness behind those aging orbs but he masked it before I knew it. He adjusted his tie as he continued, " You knowhehehehehe last ten years the position of the CEO of the Eden Holdings corporation has been vacant. I have only been an acting director" he said with his eyes still trained on me "It hasn't been easy for me, these old bones deserve some rest, and that is why it's time for you to take over everything. You have your MBA in business administration, you are fit for this" he added. "You have to agree with me that it's high time you put a halt to the lifestyle that you live, I don't want to go into detail "The CEO of Eden Holdings is one with integrity and who makes the best decision for the establishment" he lectured me while I sat there wishing I could be somewhere else. Of course, I knew a time like this would come but I never thought it would be this soon. For fucks sake I wasn't ready for all that responsibility. I still wanted to party and be carefree. Have all the women I want warming my bed all night while I do the thing I do best, rock their world. But looking at my grandpa I couldn't help but agree, at his current age he should be retired not running a company with close to a thousand branches around the world with tonnes of workers. It was about time he eased all those responsi